Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.4112 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in North Macedonia, 1984–2018
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.4112 for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2018.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in North Macedonia peaked at 0.4836 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3503, in 1990.
North Macedonia ranks 81st of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.3627 | — |
| 1985 | 0.3586 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3619 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3642 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3872 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3503 | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4836 | +38.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4574 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4295 | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4469 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4399 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4668 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4559 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4483 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4364 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4264 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4246 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4258 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4112 | -3.4% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.4112 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5361, 77% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.4112 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3666, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +38.1% | 0.3503 | 0.4836 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3669 | 0.3586 | 0.3872 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.4304 | 0.3503 | 0.4836 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4388 | 0.4295 | 0.4469 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4369 | 0.4112 | 0.4668 | 8 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More poverty & inequality data for North Macedonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,565 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.55 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in North Macedonia?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in North Macedonia was 0.4112 in 2018, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4836 in 1996.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3503 in 1990.
- How does North Macedonia rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- North Macedonia ranks 81st out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.